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Tokoyi, Romeo
🇿🇦FIDE 14340453· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Romeo Tokoyi, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1779 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Students league 2025 (Open), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1697·Blz1653
All-time high
1779
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1779
at age 26
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+313 Elo)
1396 → 1709
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 23
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)perf 2148 (+385) · 4.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
1698 → 1779
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
23/ 3565.7%
19W8D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNeathan PeterCM2,075·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R6·+17.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLikhona Bonani1,632·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R4·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #98 | 2693 | +21.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/1 | #15 | 2370 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2148 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 1835 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/8 | #33 | 1989 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 1821 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAfika Mxenge
🇿🇦RSA·1536
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKulasande Mafanya
🇿🇦RSA·1823
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsTalent Magxala
🇿🇦RSA·1571
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSibabalwe ZENANI
🇿🇦RSA·1485
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSimamkele Solomon
🇿🇦RSA·1581
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#276
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,878
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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